Virtual ALS Celebration of Life 2020
This past weekend, over 100 members of our Les Turner ALS family joined us for our Virtual Celebration of Life. The event consisted of a moving 15-minute ceremony honoring those we have lost to ALS. The ceremony included readings from …
July 2020 Events eNews
Remembering Those We’ve Lost In remembrance of our loved ones lost to ALS, we’re hosting a Celebration of Life on Saturday, July 18 at 11am via Facebook Live. This will be a moving, 15-minute online service honoring those we have …
Difficult Conversations Can Be Some of the Most Important
Making Your End-of-Life Wishes Known Author: Karen Raley Steffens, RN, CHPN, CCM ALS Support Services Coordinator “You may not control life’s circumstances but getting to be the author of your life means getting to control what you do with them.” …
July 2020 Foundation eNews
HEALEY ALS Platform Clinical Trial Update Our Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine is a participating site for the first-ever ALS platform trial. The clinical drug trial, led by the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center at Massachusetts General …
Advocacy Announcement – June 26, 2020
The Les Turner ALS Foundation has joined with the ALS community in support of two pieces of legislation – the Promising Pathway Act (S. 3872) and the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act (H. 7071), which is co-sponsored …
Faces of ALS: Letting the Love In
The first night they met, John and Meg Rooney won second place in a dance contest. What followed was a 27-year marriage, three sons and a long-term dedication to our Les Turner ALS family. For many of you, the Rooney …
June 2020 Events eNews
Upholding Family Values and Traditions For Rosa Elizondo and her teammates, participating in our Strike Out ALS 5k and 1 Mile Run, Walk & Roll allows them to race towards a cure in loving memory of Rosa’s uncle, Alfonso, who …
June 2020 Foundation eNews
Upper Motor Neuron Degeneration Pinpointed In a recent study published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, researchers at our Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine and the University of Belgrade have discovered the electrophysiological mechanism behind upper motor neuron disease, which …
How to Prepare for a Telehealth Visit
Due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, many people, especially those living with ALS, have needed to change their routines in several ways including pivoting their medical appointments to telehealth visits. A recent article published in Brain & Life Magazine shared …
